Zona pellucida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The zona pellucida (plural zonae pellucidae) is a glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte. It is a vital constitutive part of the ...
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Synthesis of zona pellucida proteins by denuded and follicle ...
During growth of the ovarian follicle, the mammalian oocyte becomes surrounded by an acellular coat called the zona pellucida. Whether the zona pellucida ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC348417/...
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BioMed Central | Full text | Zona pellucida from fertilised human ...
Zona pellucida from fertilised human oocytes induces a voltage-dependent calcium influx and the acrosome reaction in spermatozoa, but cannot be penetrated ...
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/6/59...
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Zona pellucida domain proteins.
Many eukaryotic proteins share a sequence designated as the zona pellucida (ZP) domain. This structural element, present in extracellular proteins from a ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15952882...
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Biology of mammalian fertilization: role of the zona pellucida.
Early contact interactions between mammalian gametes in vitro: evidence that the vitellus influences adherence between sperm and zona pellucida. ...
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Mechanics of sperm-egg interaction at the zona pellucida.
The innermost vestment, the zona pellucida, is a glycoprotein shell, which captures and tethers the sperm before they penetrate it. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1330369/...
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Murine and human zona pellucida 3 derived from mouse eggs express ...
Murine sperm initiate fertilization by binding to the outer covering of the egg known as the murine zona pellucida (mZP). This binding is thought to require ...
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Progesterone and the zona pellucida activate different transducing ...
In capacitated spermatozoa, stimulation with solubilized zona pellucida (ZP) or progesterone led to the formation of DAG and to exocytosis of the acrosomal ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1218029/...
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The polypeptide backbone of recombinant human zona pellucida ...
Human gamete interaction is of fundamental biological importance, yet the molecular interactions between spermatozoa and the zona pellucida are poorly ...
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Structural conservation of mouse and rat zona pellucida ...
The mammalian zona pellucida is an egg extracellular matrix to which sperm bind. Mouse zonae are composed of three glycoproteins (ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3), ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16342937...
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